Sunday, May 30, 2010

This was my second roller derby experience, and my first in Texas. I didn't understand what was happening half the time, but it was clear the Cherry Bombs mopped the track with theRhinestone Cowgirls. These ladies had some crazy-deft moves, and I was fortunate to have gotten a seat where I could draw their gestures. Sketching has a way of making sporting events tolerable. So do hot pants.

Here are some fun names I jotted down. You can tell which ones caught my eye because they're hyperlinked.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Not sure why I didn't catch this earlier, but my pal Derrick Hammond has been making some serious headway on his Hellchick 2.0 model.

The coolest thing about Derrick's approach to this is that it's not a verbatim copy of my old concept; he's actually designing, modifying and improving as he goes. He has a feel for detail distribution, plane breaks and depth variation. I have immense respect for 3D modelers who are artists in their own right. Kenneth Scott, Vitaly Bulgarov, Djordje Cakovan, etc. It's a pleasure knowing all these guys, because they get it.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

How we draw says a lot about our personalities, much more than what we draw ever could.

For instance, this is me :

-impatient
-habitual/safe
-stubborn
-wants all the fun, but none of the work
-often frustrated by outcome
-longing for simplicity
-searching, searching, searching
-restless

What I want out of the experience varies. One day it's a spiffy drawing that I can be proud of, the next it's catharsis. A diversion. An exercise. A gift. The question is always "When do I ease up (selfish/recreation), and when do I decide to give it a little more elbow grease (selfless/sacrifice)?" Must each effort walk that line between fulfillment and drudgery? Seems that way...

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A curious thing : The model was running a little late (getting stitches removed from her leg, the poor thing) so to kill time, people from the group were alternating as clothed stand-ins. You could run an entire session like this, just with your friends, a lamp and an egg timer.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Random : Here's me with the legendary Toph Gorham at Vigil's summer BBQ. Toph is the master of rivits and floor grates and tank treads (and Starcraft 2). He'll draw any of you digital fucks under the table with the same #2 pencil you practiced your ABCs with, and he'll do it without cheating. Bitches better realize.

Look how he towers over me like a titan. You can see the difference in our personalities by our respective hand signals. Toph : "Hey gang! Everything's super!" Paul : "BREAAUUGHHRRHHRHHRRHHH!!! KILL!!! *foam*"

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Another Naked Lunch session in the bin.
Decided to post almost everything, so you can enjoy my misfires.

Hit the comic shop on the way, and was totally blown over by Rafael Albuquerque's art in Vertigo's American Vampire. I'm not even especially into vampires. The dude just draws great, expressive faces that ooze character. Speaking of character, Brandon Graham's King City #8 also hit stands...can't stress enough how clever that comic is.

Bonus silly faces...(one of which I noticed is still my avatar, d'oh!)
If you can't occasionally take time out to make faces in the mirror, you're taking yourself too seriously.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

This is the second of (I hope) many more guest tutorials to be featured on Babe Lab, the first of which is owed to Austin's own Tiffanny Varga. If I've spoken to you about doing one of these, I'm going to continue to poke you until you're red and raw! I may even resort to crass sexual innuendo.